SWACH Funding
A primary goal of SWACH is to support community-based organizations (CBOs) with similar purposes or objectives relevant to SWACH’s mission and values. Learn about open funding opportunities (including how to apply), programs or initiatives we are currently funding, past funding opportunities, and more.
Previous Requests for Proposals
Open Funding Opportunities
SWACH (Sustainable Ways to Advance Community Health) Grants
SWACH grants provide unrestricted funding (up to $25,000) to support community organizations in Clark, Skamania and Klickitat Counties. Applications are due by the end of each quarter for consideration. Submitted applications are reviewed by SWACH’s Community Voice and Equity Committee, which is a sub-committee of our board of trustees comprised of community members across our three County region. For more information about eligibility and how funding decisions are made, please see the application and funding matrix.
Application Deadlines:
September 30, 2024 (decisions made in October)
December 31, 2024 (decisions made in January 2025)
March 31, 2025 (decisions made in April 2025)
June 30, 2025 (decisions made in July 2025)
September 30, 2025 (decisions made in October 2025)
December 31, 2025(decisions made in January 2026)
Questions about the SWACH grant? Contact us at grantapps@southwestach.org.
Applications open November 19, 2024
Applications due: January 31, 2025
Event Sponsorship Application
We have awarded our sponsorship funding for 2024. Check back later for additional sponsorship opportunities.
Collaborative Funding 2024-2025
SWACH is offering partnership and funding anchored in a cohort experience to build CBO capacity to work together to support workforce and the organizations that empower them.
Forecasted Opportunity: Strengthening Rural Health in Southwest Washington 2025
SWACH will accept proposals for programs or initiatives that strengthen a robust rural health network of community and health-based organizations addressing rural health needs.
More details will be available in January 2025. Contact us to be notified when the RFP opens.
Social Justice Resiliency Fund partnership
In partnership with the Community Foundation of Southwest Washington, SWACH partners as a significant funder of the Social Justice Resiliency Fund;
“The Social Justice and Resiliency Fund provides rapid-response funding to organizations that address emerging challenges that continue to impact historically marginalized and underserved communities in Clark, Cowlitz, and Skamania counties. These grants focus on the following:
Operating support for organizations led by Black, Indigenous, or People of Color, culturally specific organizations, and coalitions seeking to reimagine the systems they work in.
Investments in organizations focused on systemic change, policy, and advocacy efforts; and/or
Capacity-building support to organizations to invest in equity work and address the disparities within their organization and/or programming”
To learn more, visit the Community Foundation of Southwest Washington’s website.
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